The Future We Build Together Starts With What We Protect Today
After Independent Sector's 2026 National Summit, Amber Trout reflects on the people, infrastructure, and difficult decisions shaping the nonprofit sector's future.
Beyond the Election: What Does Lasting Progress Look Like?
Election-year grants can leave lasting effects. Learn how funders can recognize stronger relationships, community leadership, and organizational capacity.
Community Change Takes More Than Funding. Here’s What Makes It Stick.
Nearly a decade after a community leadership initiative in rural Mississippi, what continued to matter? Four lessons offer funders and nonprofits a different way to think about lasting impact.
Beyond Upstream: Rethinking How We Create Change in Public Health
What happens when public health interventions change the systems around them? Explore practical ways to recognize feedback, find opportunities for action, and learn as conditions evolve.
Listening to Baltimore’s Communities: Lessons for Local Philanthropy Everywhere
Baltimore residents and practitioners offer foundations a practical roadmap for investing in neighborhoods: listen first, address funding barriers, build partnerships, and measure what changes for residents.
Why Do Social Change Collectives Struggle to Stay Connected?
Shared commitment to an issue does not automatically create a durable collective. This post explores the relationship dynamics that can weaken collective action and offers practical ways to build belonging, navigate differences, and sustain participation. Recommended WordPress Tags: